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Russia bans import of a number of Ukrainian goods
Russia has banned the import of a number of goods whose country of origin is Ukraine or which have passed through Ukraine. The corresponding decree was published on December 29 on the Russian government website.
“The bulk of the goods which the ban has been placed on belong to the industrial category. The list also includes agricultural products, raw materials and food,” the announcement notes.
The Russian government points out that Ukraine has periodically placed sanction restrictions both …
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Poroshenko signs law expanding Ukraine’s zone of control in Black Sea
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed the law “On Ukraine’s surrounding zone,” which doubles the country’s zone of control in the Black Sea, the presidential press service reported.
The law harmonizes Ukraine’s maritime legislation with that of other states on the Black Sea and other signatories of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982. It is intended to prevent smuggling operations and illegal visitation of the closed ports in the temporarily occupied territories of …
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Ukrainian Navy Commander: Ratio of forces in the Sea of Azov is not in favor of Ukraine
At the moment, Ukraine has two boats and two ships in the Sea of Azov, while the Russian Federation has deployed up to 40 efficient ships and boats into the region, Ihor Voronchenko, the commander of the Ukrainian Navy, said in an interview with DW.
Commenting on the ratio of Ukrainian and Russian forces in the Sea of Azov, he acknowledged that this situation is not in favor of Ukraine.
“Unfortunately, the situation is not in favor of Ukraine both in terms of quality and quantity. The …
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Kremlin creates committee to oversee integration of Russia and Belarus
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree to establish a working group on the integration of Russia and Belarus, RIA Novosti reports.
Medvedev also announced that Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin would chair the group.
“Oreshkin will be the head of the group. It will include representatives of all the agencies, not only the government one but also from the State Duma, the Federation Council, and the Chamber of Accounts,” said Medvedev on Friday, December 28th. …
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Russian ambassador to the US: there are no regular contacts between Lavrov and Pompeo
During a press briefing, speaking about the relationship between Moscow and Washington, the Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov stated that there are no regular contacts between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo.
“Regular contact between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is not working out, admitted the diplomat. Our proposal for the resumption of the practice of joint meetings between the …